Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2025
South Portland, ME Crime Grade
How South Portland grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of Maine — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
2/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
Maine
1/10
vs. Maine cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2025, the violent crime rate in South Portland, ME was 55.4 per 100,000 residents (15 incidents over a population of 27,099). That puts South Portland Infinity% above the U.S. rate of 0.0 and 41% below the Maine statewide rate of 93.1.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. South Portland (red), Maine (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
South Portland vs. U.S., 2025 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 211.1(55) | 156.7(43) | 113.7(31) | 63.1(17) | 55.4(15) |
| Murder | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) | 0.0(0) |
| Rape | 53.7(14) | 36.4(10) | 36.7(10) | 7.4(2) | 7.4(2) |
| Robbery | 23.0(6) | 32.8(9) | 11.0(3) | 18.6(5) | 25.8(7) |
| Aggravated assault | 134.4(35) | 87.4(24) | 66.0(18) | 37.1(10) | 22.1(6) |
| Property crime | 1385.9(361) | 1825.5(501) | 1185.1(323) | 1388.7(374) | 1059.1(287) |
| Burglary | 80.6(21) | 94.7(26) | 66.0(18) | 81.7(22) | 62.7(17) |
| Larceny | 1178.6(307) | 1544.9(424) | 1027.3(280) | 1180.8(318) | 929.9(252) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 119.0(31) | 174.9(48) | 84.4(23) | 115.1(31) | 62.7(17) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: South Portland's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to Maine cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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